G/SPS/N/EU/333  
 
22 July 2019  
(19-4841) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate -
General  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Animals, products  of animal origin, germinal products, animal by -
products and derived products, composite products, hay and straw  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countr ies:  
5. Title of the notified document:  Commission Implementing Regulation establishing the 
lists of animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by -products and 
derived products and hay and straw subject to official controls at border control posts in 
accordance with Regulatio n (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
(Text with EEA Relevance) . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  5+57  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_4094_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_4094_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625, certain 
categories of animals and goods from third countries should always be presented at a 
border control p ost for official controls to be performed prior to their entry into the Union.  
This Implementing Regulation establishes the lists of the different animals and products 
of animal origin, germinal products, animal by -products and derived products, hay and 
straw and composite products to be presented for official controls at border control posts 
with the indication of their respective Combined Nomenclature (CN) code provided for in 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87.  
As new conditions for the entry into the U nion of composite products will apply from 
21 April 2021 in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625, the 
current rules on composite products in Decision 2007/275/EC should continue to apply 
until then. Hence, this Regulation does not apply to composite products.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  G/SPS/N/EU/333  
 
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  [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapte r number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Third quarter of 2019.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Fourth quarter of 2019.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Twenty days after publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 September 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
13. Text(s) available from: [X ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu